[LRFlex] Re: Filter Puzzlement
- From: Douglas Herr <telyt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 07:34:19 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
"Merritt, Robert" <Robert.Merritt@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi all -- yesterday I received a very nice looking 135/2.8 Elmarit R, 2 cam.
> As far as I can tell, it's the second
> version, with 55mm filter threads (and 55 is inscribed sideways right next
> the the "m" for meters on the
> focusing scale). I say "as far as I can tell" because while it came with a
> Leica 55mm lens cap, that cap clearly
> doesn't quite fit -- it's just a bit too wide for it to fit all the way on.
> And, I tried screwing in a standard 55mm
> filter and it will not go in. So what gives? Does "E55" mean something
> other than "55"? Here I was thinking I
> didn't have to deal with series filters and could use a standard filter size.
Nick, this is a Series VII filter lens. E55 didn't start until after 3-cam.
You can get a 54mm-to-55mm step-up ring if you don't want to use Series
filters. The sideways 55 next to the "m" is the deviation of the true focal
length from the nominal 135mm. I think this means 140.5mm. Deviation like
this is normal but most manufacturers don't tell you about it.
Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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